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Penn State Shenango celebrates commencement, nursing ceremonies

Penn State Shenango's class of 2022 celebrated commencement with remarks by graduating physical therapist assistant student Rachel Maynard (pictured), Ty Cole of JCL Energy, and Penn State Shenango Alumni Society President Darren Steele. More photos of Shenango's graduates are available on Flickr.  Credit: Brooke Doerfler / Penn State. Creative Commons

SHARON, Pa. — Penn State Shenango celebrated the class of 2022 at a commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 7. The 44 graduates were honored with addresses by Ty Cole of JCL Energy, graduating student Rachel Maynard, and Penn State Shenango Alumni Society President Darren Steele. Prior to the celebration, a private nursing pinning ceremony was hosted by faculty to welcome graduates to the profession.

Headshots were taken of graduates in April. See the photo gallery on Penn State Shenango’s Flickr.

Degrees conferred

Bachelor’s degrees

Administration Of Justice and Criminal Justice

  • DeVonte Carter, Hermitage
  • Michael P. Jacob, Jackson Center
  • Brian J. Kope, Sandy Lake
  • Victoria R. Popovitch, Sharon
  • Noah Temple, Sandy Lake
  • Ryan Veinotte, New Castle

 

Business

  • Cleary Dunn, Sharon
  • Elijah Meszaros, Sharon
  • Devin Mitchell***, Sharpsville
  • Olivia M. Mitcheltree*, West Middlesex
  • Gannon M. Murray, Hermitage
  • Ian G. Titus*, Sharpsville

 

Corporate Communication

  • Jacob Rickert****, Greenville
  • Ryan M. Thiel, Sharon

 

Health Policy and Administration

  • Jenny Lam, Hermitage

 

Human Development and Family Studies

  • Jessica N. Carroll, Hermitage
  • Dariann Erdman, West Middlesex
  • Alexandra Knight, Sharon
  • Morgan Saxion, Greenville

 

Letters, Arts and Sciences

  • Savannah D. Gill, New Castle
  • James B. Roe****, Kinsman, Ohio

 

Nursing, R.N. to B.S.N.

  • Ivy Blanchard, Jamestown
  • Jasmine Day**, Sharpsville
  • Monica Downes, Youngstown, Ohio
  • Magdalena Hochstetler, Sharon
  • Dannielle Pugh, Hermitage
  • Allissa M. Rimer, Greenville
  • Maggie R. Robertson, Sharpsville
  • Charles C. Robinson, Linesville
  • Hope L. Williams, Fredonia
  • Andrea M. Yesko, Hubbard, Ohio
  • Kathleen E. Young, New Castle

Nursing graduates Ivy Blancharad, Jasmine Day, Monica Downes, Dannielle Pugh, Maggie Robertson and Kathleen Young gathered by the Nittany Lion Shrine after the nursing pinning ceremony on May 7.  Pins have been used to identify nurses and caregivers since the 12th Century. The Knights of the Order of the Hospital of St. John the Baptist tended to soldiers who were injured in the Crusades, their uniforms were marked with a Maltese cross. In the 1860s, during the Crimean War, Florence Nightingale was awarded the Red Cross of St. George in recognition of her service to wounded soldiers. She continued the tradition, awarding medals of excellence to select graduates of the Nightingale Training School for Nurses at St. Thomas’ Hospital. Soon after, the practice was adopted across the United States. Credit: Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

Nursing Pinning Ceremony

Nursing faculty at Penn State Shenango welcomed the program’s newest nursing graduates into the profession during a pinning ceremony that takes place before commencement. These graduating students were presented with the Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing's official pin.

Project and Supply Chain Management

  • Madelyn P. Bacchetti, West Middlesex

 

Labor and Employee Relations

  • Taraceita Teets, Hubbard, Ohio

 

Associate degrees

Human Development and Family Studies

  • Marsha T. Fields, Farrell

 

Occupational Therapy Assistant

  • Nicole Kowalski, Youngstown, Ohio

 

Physical Therapist Assistant

  • Kylynn P. Boley, Franklin
  • Brooke Brown, Niles, Ohio
  • Randall J. DeVengencie, Warren, Ohio
  • Ethan C. French, Bessemer
  • Savannah M. Lach, Campbell, Ohio
  • Rachel M. Maynard, Youngstown, Ohio
  • Jeanna M. Morgan, Youngstown, Ohio

 

Honors distinctions

* Cum Laude

** Magna Cum Laude

*** Summa Cum Laude

**** Military Honors

Last Updated May 16, 2022

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